Observer Name
Brooks B
Observation Date
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Avalanche Date
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Emma Ridges
Location Name or Route
Emma Ridge on the way to Flagstaff Peak
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
18"
Width
50'
Vertical
500'
Comments
Impressive fast powder cloud ran in front of this slide for the slide's size. I assume this was due to the very low density snow, but maybe a "small" soft slab just looks that scary from below when it goes (I've only seen slides in person from above). The slide itself did not seem to want to bring the snow below it with it.
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